Believe it was 2010, (Arthur C. Clarke) where discovery was droping into Io (I believe) due to a LARGE em tube/field between Jupiter/Io... yes, basing on fiction (that I don't understand completlely) but brings up the point that "The Universe is not only stranger then we imagine, but stranger that we can imagine." Goes to show we have a lot to learn...
Credit to Clarke and Einstien for ideas/quotes, and no credit to a spelling checker cause I didn't use one...
Grats for the info... but the.shopping.isEnabled doesn't work.. must be under a different name, still trying to get rid of it myself cause it's annoying... also, ns 4.7 adds a "Find" button next to stop..... didn't give it enough screen area before with my netscape and such enabled...
moderators, up the previous post to at least +2!!! This is good info that shouln't be skipped over...
back to working on disabling Shop button now, maybe find too...
They seem to have updated their poll... not freshmeat.net is there (not freshmeat.org) and slashdot is in there as a choice... they might've updated others choices too, I just noticed those two errors/ommisions in a quick skim through the comments.
On a related link, saw a quick blurb about corel linux in GCN (Government Computer News, I do computers + commo gear atm.. so I try to keep up on these things) http://206.144.247.65/vol18_no28/news/523-1.html here. (Too lazy/tired atm to make it a link) Has some errors (what's the Debian Linux kernel?) but good to see some exposure in the government mags... the print version has a screenshot of one of the installer screens, but the link doesn't seem to.
After a fun day programming radios (what? They're not working? no wonder... erm, they're programmable, yes.. WHAT!! WHO changed all the channels to different frequencies?? Where's the book to reprogram them?!?! etc, end rant. ) I decided to see if xfstt's true type fonts could help x look better... still in the process oif installing it, but apt-get install xfstt makes life a lot easier after a unfun day..
erm, try xfstt. then you can use truetype fonts... I assume you've not tried that yet.
Sorry for the rant, long day.:)
p.s. How long has the "Post Anonymously" checkbox been there?
I remember reading somewhere that although ipv6 is 128 bit addresses (iirc), only the last 64 bits are used for actuall address... thr rest are country, state, etc... (not sure how it's split up in this part) but you automacically keep your ip and routers can figure out from the first part of the addy if they've got to drop packets to your backyard or to china... I remember that it promised to make routing much simpler, iirc...
From/usr/src/linux-2.2.12/README - - Make sure you have gcc-2.7.2 or newer available. It seems older gcc versions can have problems compiling newer versions of Linux. This is mainly because the older compilers can only generate "a.out"-format executables.
And from my dmesg: Linux version 2.2.12 (root@elvii) (gcc version 2.95.1 19990809 (prerelease)) #1
Seems to be working thus far.:)
The only "showstopper" bug I've seen in gcc 2.95+ is not using -fno-strict-aliasing flag under 2.95 to compile kernel and similiar code results in broken stuff.. which top-level kernel makefile (at least) seems to use automatically, if required..
Song is "Saga Begins", by Wierd Al, on his newest album (Running with scissors). Other good songs from that cd, if you like that song and Wierd Al's style, are:
1) Pretty fly for a rabbi (parody of offspring, pretty fly for a white guy)
2) Jerry Springer (Parody, one week by barenaked ladies)
3) Grapefruit Diet (parody of zuit suit roit, forget the artist)
4) Your Horoscope for today (Wierd Al original)
5) Albuquerque (Original)
Those are the top 6, imho, thou the whole cd is good... of course, I am a fan..:)
Couldn't resist... anyone why can name the sector they were picked up in wins a lifetime supply of o2.
David
Wonder if it uses standard debian admin stuff..
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Can I use their package manager or apt-get, switching back and forth, I wonder? Be really nice if it was possible just to put the top end trimmings corel offers (everthing in the article, basiclly) on top of a standard debian install... also, anyone know if it's compatible with potatoe? Wish I could be at the expo... only two hours away.. but have to work mid-week... sigh...
Anyone isolated cases/hardware where the fs bug seems to happen? I run several linux machines for personal testing/general productivity, and I've never had a fs problem.... typing this on a 2.2.10 system that's doing fine in it's file system. Is it on some scsi drives/controllers, odd ide timings (mb has via82c586 chipset, option enabled, no problems) raid controllers? Basically, any common elements to the fs corruption?
BTW, rest of the boxes just have generic ide... no special chipset support... no scsi cause ide has never been too slow yet.. always too many other things going in the the background I call life...
Anyone know how backward compatible gcc 3.0 is gonna be with say, libc5 and 2.0.x? I have systems that haven't been upgraded to glibc2/2.2.x/egcs etc yet... or is 2.7.2.3 still going to be the recommended version for non-cutting edge machines? I'm sure there's a lot more boxes out there than just mine that have gcc 2.7 for 2.0.x and similiar compatibility, after all.
"My computer clicked the link and all I got was this lousy web page."
I read it... and I use linux.... his EULA means nothing to me!:) Why, I even fired off a polite email to him saying why Linux (and corrected some of his bad spelling) is superior to windows.... ahh.. felt good. And he doesn't have any laywers, btw, that's just his talk... one second, phone is ringing.
Uh on.. says they're laywers... no... they say they're cutting my phone lines now... no, they can't do tha
Re:Star Trek's Money System
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I can't clear it up, but can add to the confusion..:)
Encounter at Farpoint, before 1701-D arriaved at the station to pick up Dr. Crusher and Riker... she was looking at fabrics, and I believe she said bill to Dr. Crusher on the enterprise... might've been send to, but she had to pay for it somehow... Can't think of any other examples of Fed money in anything but books, which aren't canonical, iirc.
Actually, can think of one more.... how did the starfleet types on DS9 pay for food, drinks, etc at Quark's and on the promanede(sp)? We know that wasn't free.. many scenes of quark charging... And they used gold in the first DS9 ep, iirc.. (Keiko paid for two thingies that Jake and Nog stole to shutup the shopkeeper..)
Ok, so no real answers there.... maybe all Federation types charge to one central Fed Credit card?:)
Well, I got the one I'm talking about, and idiot logitech said "Sorry, we can't help you." Idiots.
Long answer: To address your compatibility question, I had a ps/2 mouse (ms wheelmouse) and regular keyboard. Put the batteries in the mouse/keyboard of the one I linked to above, and plugged in the reciever (both ps/2 connectors, but adaptors included to go to larger keyboard plug or serial mouse). Worked fine, no reconfig required at all. I expect most cordless would be as easy... standard ps/2 stuff functionally except for things like battery status, extras type stuff.
P.s. Been out in the sun too long today.. if i made any mistakes, get stuck in the sun all day then you'll not notice them either.:)
Grats for the info... will probably get it and an in-store warrenty(4 year), so if I do have problems like that I can just return it to the store and get credit for a new item or no-questions asked replacement... i just wish i could see if the batteries were at 20. 30, whatever.... guess I need to poke around more if I really want the battery status....
and seeing as i sometimes have so much clutter I don't even know where my desk is, i'd bet the only way I'll know the batteries are dead will be keyboard not working anymore...:)
I've got a friend who might agree with this guy... he collects vinyl and dats and whatever else he can get his hands on... matter of fact, he has my record player.:) But he also uses mp3's, I assume because they're convient for him. But it proves you can have it both ways, imho.
Okay, we've got at least two really good 3d accelerators here, or coming in the near future. So do I get a TNT2 or a G400?:)
Both seem to have open specs and good performance..... so once my riva128 gets replaced, what to replace it with....
And while we're at it, wonder if we can force certain sound companies to giving us some specs.... (take a hint please, creative.... people will still buy your cards if they know how they work.:) )
sblive module under .10, and changelog for .37?
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Anyone else noticed that the sblive module seems to do odd things under.10? Like not work at all? I hate binary modules too, but I like the sblive... thou at this rate, i may swap my ensonique back in.. Grrr, wish creative would at least release a module compiled against the right kernel ver... shouldn't take that much effort, imho.
Also, anyone know of good changelogs besides edge.kernelnotes.org? single point of failure is never good....
Seemed good, but at a quick pass, I noticed it said *NT4* had usb support..... if it did, my friend shawn wouldn't compilain so much.:) No time now to look for other errors in accuracy, but seemed like semi-informative article overall.
Comments like that one aren't needed... you can use freebsd with pride cause it's a good system. Is it the same as linux? no, and I'm glad. Because varity is good.
Do I care about caps, spelling, or anything else at this point? No, cause I'm on vacation.:)
David
Re:Problems with 2.2.7 and Netscape 4.51 here
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no problem here.... mostly debian ~2.1 system(s), netscape 4.51, libc6 version, icewm... no kde, alas, i like lean wm's these days...
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Believe it was 2010, (Arthur C. Clarke) where discovery was droping into Io (I believe) due to a LARGE em tube/field between Jupiter/Io... yes, basing on fiction (that I don't understand completlely) but brings up the point that "The Universe is not only stranger then we imagine, but stranger that we can imagine." Goes to show we have a lot to learn...
Credit to Clarke and Einstien for ideas/quotes, and no credit to a spelling checker cause I didn't use one...
Grats for the info... but the .shopping.isEnabled doesn't work.. must be under a different name, still trying to get rid of it myself cause it's annoying... also, ns 4.7 adds a "Find" button next to stop..... didn't give it enough screen area before with my netscape and such enabled...
moderators, up the previous post to at least +2!!! This is good info that shouln't be skipped over...
back to working on disabling Shop button now, maybe find too...
They seem to have updated their poll... not freshmeat.net is there (not freshmeat.org) and slashdot is in there as a choice... they might've updated others choices too, I just noticed those two errors/ommisions in a quick skim through the comments.
no, i don't use preview...
On a related link, saw a quick blurb about corel linux in GCN (Government Computer News, I do computers + commo gear atm.. so I try to keep up on these things) http://206.144.247.65/vol18_no28/news/523-1.html here. (Too lazy/tired atm to make it a link) Has some errors (what's the Debian Linux kernel?) but good to see some exposure in the government mags... the print version has a screenshot of one of the installer screens, but the link doesn't seem to.
After a fun day programming radios (what? They're not working? no wonder... erm, they're programmable, yes.. WHAT!! WHO changed all the channels to different frequencies?? Where's the book to reprogram them?!?! etc, end rant. ) I decided to see if xfstt's true type fonts could help x look better... still in the process oif installing it, but apt-get install xfstt makes life a lot easier after a unfun day..
:)
erm, try xfstt. then you can use truetype fonts... I assume you've not tried that yet.
Sorry for the rant, long day.
p.s. How long has the "Post Anonymously" checkbox been there?
I remember reading somewhere that although ipv6 is 128 bit addresses (iirc), only the last 64 bits are used for actuall address... thr rest are country, state, etc... (not sure how it's split up in this part) but you automacically keep your ip and routers can figure out from the first part of the addy if they've got to drop packets to your backyard or to china... I remember that it promised to make routing much simpler, iirc...
Always the chance I could be wrong, of course.
Erm.. he's right, thou... it mangles both Amnerican pie and Saga Begins. pretty badly.... before you ask, yes I do have too much free time today. :)
From /usr/src/linux-2.2.12/README -
:)
- Make sure you have gcc-2.7.2 or newer available. It seems older gcc
versions can have problems compiling newer versions of Linux. This
is mainly because the older compilers can only generate "a.out"-format
executables.
And from my dmesg:
Linux version 2.2.12 (root@elvii) (gcc version 2.95.1 19990809 (prerelease)) #1
Seems to be working thus far.
The only "showstopper" bug I've seen in gcc 2.95+ is not using -fno-strict-aliasing flag under 2.95 to compile kernel and similiar code results in broken stuff.. which top-level kernel makefile (at least) seems to use automatically, if required..
Song is "Saga Begins", by Wierd Al, on his newest album (Running with scissors). Other good songs from that cd, if you like that song and Wierd Al's style, are:
:)
1) Pretty fly for a rabbi (parody of offspring, pretty fly for a white guy)
2) Jerry Springer (Parody, one week by barenaked ladies)
3) Grapefruit Diet (parody of zuit suit roit, forget the artist)
4) Your Horoscope for today (Wierd Al original)
5) Albuquerque (Original)
Those are the top 6, imho, thou the whole cd is good... of course, I am a fan..
Stop it, Ford. You're turning into a penguin.
Couldn't resist... anyone why can name the sector they were picked up in wins a lifetime supply of o2.
David
Can I use their package manager or apt-get, switching back and forth, I wonder? Be really nice if it was possible just to put the top end trimmings corel offers (everthing in the article, basiclly) on top of a standard debian install... also, anyone know if it's compatible with potatoe? Wish I could be at the expo... only two hours away.. but have to work mid-week... sigh...
Anyone isolated cases/hardware where the fs bug seems to happen? I run several linux machines for personal testing/general productivity, and I've never had a fs problem.... typing this on a 2.2.10 system that's doing fine in it's file system. Is it on some scsi drives/controllers, odd ide timings (mb has via82c586 chipset, option enabled, no problems) raid controllers? Basically, any common elements to the fs corruption?
BTW, rest of the boxes just have generic ide... no special chipset support... no scsi cause ide has never been too slow yet.. always too many other things going in the the background I call life...
Anyone know how backward compatible gcc 3.0 is gonna be with say, libc5 and 2.0.x? I have systems that haven't been upgraded to glibc2/2.2.x/egcs etc yet... or is 2.7.2.3 still going to be the recommended version for non-cutting edge machines? I'm sure there's a lot more boxes out there than just mine that have gcc 2.7 for 2.0.x and similiar compatibility, after all.
David
"My computer clicked the link and all I got was this lousy web page."
:) Why, I even fired off a polite email to him saying why Linux (and corrected some of his bad spelling) is superior to windows.... ahh.. felt good. And he doesn't have any laywers, btw, that's just his talk... one second, phone is ringing.
I read it... and I use linux.... his EULA means nothing to me!
Uh on.. says they're laywers... no... they say they're cutting my phone lines now... no, they can't do tha
I can't clear it up, but can add to the confusion.. :)
:)
Encounter at Farpoint, before 1701-D arriaved at the station to pick up Dr. Crusher and Riker... she was looking at fabrics, and I believe she said bill to Dr. Crusher on the enterprise... might've been send to, but she had to pay for it somehow... Can't think of any other examples of Fed money in anything but books, which aren't canonical, iirc.
Actually, can think of one more.... how did the starfleet types on DS9 pay for food, drinks, etc at Quark's and on the promanede(sp)? We know that wasn't free.. many scenes of quark charging... And they used gold in the first DS9 ep, iirc.. (Keiko paid for two thingies that Jake and Nog stole to shutup the shopkeeper..)
Ok, so no real answers there.... maybe all Federation types charge to one central Fed Credit card?
Well, I got the one I'm talking about, and idiot logitech said "Sorry, we can't help you." Idiots.
:)
Long answer:
To address your compatibility question, I had a ps/2 mouse (ms wheelmouse) and regular keyboard. Put the batteries in the mouse/keyboard of the one I linked to above, and plugged in the reciever (both ps/2 connectors, but adaptors included to go to larger keyboard plug or serial mouse). Worked fine, no reconfig required at all. I expect most cordless would be as easy... standard ps/2 stuff functionally except for things like battery status, extras type stuff.
P.s. Been out in the sun too long today.. if i made any mistakes, get stuck in the sun all day then you'll not notice them either.
Grats for the info... will probably get it and an in-store warrenty(4 year), so if I do have problems like that I can just return it to the store and get credit for a new item or no-questions asked replacement... i just wish i could see if the batteries were at 20. 30, whatever.... guess I need to poke around more if I really want the battery status....
:)
and seeing as i sometimes have so much clutter I don't even know where my desk is, i'd bet the only way I'll know the batteries are dead will be keyboard not working anymore...
End of MS trial for me..... I can filter MS pieces on /., but not just legal stuff... new category? Maybe? :)
David
I've got a friend who might agree with this guy... he collects vinyl and dats and whatever else he can get his hands on... matter of fact, he has my record player. :) But he also uses mp3's, I assume because they're convient for him. But it proves you can have it both ways, imho.
Okay, we've got at least two really good 3d accelerators here, or coming in the near future. So do I get a TNT2 or a G400? :)
:) )
Both seem to have open specs and good performance..... so once my riva128 gets replaced, what to replace it with....
And while we're at it, wonder if we can force certain sound companies to giving us some specs.... (take a hint please, creative.... people will still buy your cards if they know how they work.
Anyone else noticed that the sblive module seems to do odd things under .10? Like not work at all? I hate binary modules too, but I like the sblive... thou at this rate, i may swap my ensonique back in.. Grrr, wish creative would at least release a module compiled against the right kernel ver... shouldn't take that much effort, imho.
Also, anyone know of good changelogs besides edge.kernelnotes.org? single point of failure is never good....
David
Seemed good, but at a quick pass, I noticed it said *NT4* had usb support..... if it did, my friend shawn wouldn't compilain so much. :) No time now to look for other errors in accuracy, but seemed like semi-informative article overall.
Comments like that one aren't needed... you can use freebsd with pride cause it's a good system. Is it the same as linux? no, and I'm glad. Because varity is good.
:)
Do I care about caps, spelling, or anything else at this point? No, cause I'm on vacation.
David
no problem here.... mostly debian ~2.1 system(s), netscape 4.51, libc6 version, icewm... no kde, alas, i like lean wm's these days...
David
We'll be sure to send a shuttle for you, Dr. McCoy... :)
(Oh wait, he did use one eventually... n/m.)
David